After a wet miserable day yesterday, today was a lot brighter and fresher, especially with that south-westerly gusting at over 30mph. In the sheltered spots it was actually quite warm, which might explain why there were so many butterflies about, especially Common Blues and Chalkhill Blues, with at least 15 or so seen of both species.
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
This fluffed up Dunnock was........
............sunning and preening.........
...............itself in Old Quarry Lane.
Butterflies Recorded:
5 Large White
4 Small White
6 Green-veined White
2 Speckled Wood
10+ Meadow Brown
10+ Gatekeeper
15+ Common Blue
15+ Chalk Hill Blue
A very worn Speckled Wood and.....
..........an equally so Gatekeeper.
These two are...........
..........male Common Blues.
These...........
..............are...........
.............all........
..............male.............
..............Chalkhill Blues.
And this is a female Chalkhill Blue.
20+ Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
Bees Recorded:
On this Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), with an out of focus Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) just above it.
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
#1 - Ichneumon Wasp sp.
Sawflies Recorded:
Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Hoverflies Recorded:
4 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
8 Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
8 Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
A Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
And a Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
bee sp.
These.........
...........are........
............Common Carder bees (Bombus pascuorum) on Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Also on the Teasel was this Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris).
On this Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus) is I believe......
............a Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis).
A bee sp.
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
#1 - Ichneumon Wasp sp.
A Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
#1 - Ichneumon Wasp sp.
Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
A Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
4 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
1 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
4 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
1 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
1 Wasp Plumehorn (Volucella inanis)
1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
1 Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
1 Cheilosia sp
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
House Fly (Neomyia sp.)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Plants:
Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus)
Ships Today:
This is the British Yacht "Kaboodle" heading east past Portland Bill. It is on its way from Dartmouth to an unknown destination. More on this vessel here.
A Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
A Wasp Plumehorn (Volucella inanis)
A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Possibly a Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)
On the left a fly sp. and on the right a Cheilosia sp
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
House Fly (Neomyia sp.)
Dark-winged Flesh fly (Nyctia halterata)
fly sp.
This is a.............
..........................Dark-winged Flesh fly (Nyctia halterata)
A fly sp.
Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)
These two are Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) 3rd instar nymphs.
These are............
......................Lucerne Bugs (Adelphocoris lineolatus).
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
A Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Lesser Burdock (Arctium minus)
Ted:
Ted, I'm................
..............behind you!!!
